And O dear Prophet, remember when you said to him upon whom Allah has bestowed favour and you had bestowed favour, “Keep your wife with you, and fear Allah”, and you kept in your heart what Allah willed to make known, and you feared criticism from the people; and Allah has more right that you should fear Him; so when Zaid became unconcerned with her, We gave her to you in marriage, so that there may be no sin upon believers in respect of the wives of their adopted sons when they have become unconcerned with them; and the command of Allah must be carried out.
Kemudian Zaid menalak istrinya dan setelah idahnya habis, Allah swt. berfirman, ("Maka tatkala Zaid telah mengakhiri keperluan terhadap istrinya) yakni kebutuhannya (Kami kawinkan kamu dengan dia) maka Nabi saw. langsung mengawininya tanpa meminta persetujuannya dulu, kemudian beliau membuat walimah buat kaum Muslimin dengan hidangan roti dan daging yang mengenyangkan mereka (supaya tidak ada keberatan bagi orang Mukmin untuk mengawini istri-istri anak-anak angkat mereka, apabila anak-anak angkat itu telah menyelesaikan keperluannya daripada istrinya. Dan adalah ketetapan Allah itu) apa yang telah dipastikan oleh-Nya (pasti terjadi.")